Scanning in Diagnosis of Meckel's Diverticulum

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Abstract
About 50% of Meckel's diverticula contain heterotopic tissue of embryonic origin, most often gastric mucosa, the presence of which is the most frequent cause of symptoms such as the rectal bleeding with which a substantial number of patients present. But while it is often suspected, the anomaly too often cannot be precisely identified preoperatively. Technetium scanning with the gamma camera offers a solution to this diagnostic dilemma.